Saint Petersburg Dam, Saint Petersburg

Name: Saint Petersburg Dam
Address: Saint Petersburg, Russia

#334 among attractions in Saint Petersburg

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The Saint Petersburg Flood Prevention Facility Complex, unofficially the Saint Petersburg Dam, is a 25 km long complex of dams for flood control near Saint Petersburg, Russia. The dam extends from Lomonosov northward to Kotlin Island, then turns east toward Cape Lisiy Nos near Sestroretsk. ()

Local name: Комплекс защитных сооружений Санкт-Петербурга от наводнений Coordinates: 60°0'23"N, 29°44'54"E

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Saint Petersburg Dam – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kronstadt Naval Cathedral, Kronstadt Naval Museum, Fort Alexander, Kronstadt.

1.4 miSE
Navy-affiliated Russian Orthodox church
Kronstadt Naval Cathedral, Saint Petersburg
37 min walk • The Kronstadt Naval Cathedral stands as a majestic landmark in the city of Saint Petersburg, Russia, symbolizing the maritime glory and history of the Russian Navy. This magnificent church, officially known as the Naval Cathedral of Saint Nicholas in Kronstadt, was...
0.9 miSE
History museum, Museum, Maritime museum
Kronstadt Naval Museum, Saint Petersburg
23 min walk • The Kronstadt Naval Museum, an emblem of Russia's rich maritime history, is nestled in the heart of Saint Petersburg. This museum is dedicated to the preservation and exhibition of Russia's naval heritage, showcasing a vast array of artifacts and exhibits related...
1.6 miSW
Military base, Architecture, Historical place
Fort Alexander, Saint Petersburg
40 min walk • Fort Alexander, also Fort Alexander I, or Plague Fort is a naval fortress on an artificial island in the Gulf of Finland near St. Petersburg and Kronstadt. From 1899 to 1917, the fort housed a research laboratory on plague and other bacterial diseases.
1.3 miSE
Locality
Kronstadt, Saint Petersburg
33 min walk • Kronstadt, also spelled Kronshtadt, Cronstadt or Kronštádt is a Russian port city in Kronshtadtsky District of the federal city of Saint Petersburg, located on Kotlin Island, 30 kilometres west of Saint Petersburg, near the head of the Gulf of Finland.
1 miSE
Church
Saint Andrew's Cathedral, Saint Petersburg
26 min walk • St. Andrew's Cathedral was the main Russian Orthodox cathedral of Kronstadt. The church was built in 1805–1817 to Andreyan Zakharov's designs to replace a wooden church dating from 1718.
1.4 miSE
Memorial
Admiralu Stepanu Osipovicu Makarovu, Saint Petersburg
36 min walk • Memorial Stiepana Macarowa in the Chronist - a monument erected in 1913 in Kronstadzda, Russia in honor of the Russian navy commander, oceanographer, polarist and vice-admiration of Stiepana Makarowa. Funds for the construction of the monument were collected in 1910.
1.3 miSE
Bridge, Historical place
Kronstadtskij futstok, Saint Petersburg
33 min walk • The Kronstadt Footstick is a footstick for measuring the level of the Baltic Sea, installed at the mouth of the Blue Bridge over the Obvodny Canal in Kronstadt.
0.4 miW
Island with the town of Kronstadt
Kotlin Island, Saint Petersburg
12 min walk • Kotlin is a Russian island, located near the head of the Gulf of Finland, 32 kilometres west of Saint Petersburg in the Baltic Sea. Kotlin separates the Neva Bay from the rest of the gulf.